Passengers are now benefiting from a more reliable railway after the completion of multiple upgrades across the country this Christmas.
Thousands of Network Rail staff worked round the clock between Christmas Eve and 27 of December as part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
The work in the North West and Central region – which runs from Euston and Marylebone in London, to Scotland via the West Midlands and North West, included:
- Work in and around Euston station in preparation for HS2
- Work on overhead wire stanchions at Bletchley ahead of a new flyover being built across the West Coast main line to carry East West Rail between Oxford and Bedford
- Track being replaced in Tring and Crewe stations
- Railway drainage improvements between Preston and Lancaster
- Ballast, the stone foundation of the railway, being replaced in Wolverhampton
- Ongoing preparation work for the full resignalling of Birmingham New Street in 2022.
Tim Shoveller, managing director of Network Rail’s North West and Central region, said: “While people enjoyed time with their friends and families over Christmas, thousands of Network Rail staff worked tirelessly to maintain and improve the railway to provide passengers with better, more reliable journeys. I thank passengers and our lineside neighbours for their patience while we carried out this vital work to secure the future of our network as part of our multi-billion-pound Railway Upgrade Plan.”
With the Christmas work now complete, passengers are being advised to check before they travel as more work will take place before and during the New Year break.
Chiltern services will be impacted by work to replace track near Haddenham and Thame Parkway on 29 and 30 December.
Source: Network Rail
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